Mchuchuma
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Mchuchuma in south western Tanzania
near the northern tip of Lake Nyasa, is the site of major coal deposits. There is also a thermal power station costing$612m.. Recent studies indicate that Mchuchuma/Katewaka coal deposits should be connected to the coast by rail to facilitate exports.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
near the northern tip of Lake Nyasa, is the site of major coal deposits. There is also a thermal power station costing$612m.. Recent studies indicate that Mchuchuma/Katewaka coal deposits should be connected to the coast by rail to facilitate exports.
See also
- Transport in TanzaniaTransport in TanzaniaTransport in Tanzania is mainly by road, supplemented by rail. Tanzania's road network, is of limited quality and not many roads are tarmacked. Dirt roads become impassable during the rainy season and can remain impassable for days, or, more often, weeks. The only reliable surface connection from...
- Timeline of African Union of RailwaysTimeline of African Union of Railways-2007:According to Railway Gazette International of November 2007, East Africa are proposing lines aplenty. Kasese, Uganda to Kisangani, DRCongo Gulu to Nimule and Juba in Sudan Pakwach, Uganda to Juba and Wau in Sudan Garissa, Kenya to Addis Abeba in Ethiopia Lamu to Garissa and Juba...
- other railway proposals.